Avoiding Ashford turned out to be effortless because he didn’t show up to school for the rest of the week. I figured it would be safe to assume the party from me losing our...bet...wasn’t on the agenda anymore either when there was still no sign of him Friday. I tried to ignore the restlessness and disappointment that seemed to permanently settle into my bones with his absence. I keep trying to chalk it up to growing used to his incessant teasing and his taunting sly smirks.
Our projects were returned to us graded in the middle of the week. I passed, thankfully. But what I didn’t manage to scrape by without was one last comment from Cooper: Never say never. I had immediately balled it up and thrown it away, rolling my eyes. Riley, Amy, Colton, and I kept ourselves entertained by going t
